DARLINGTON manager Dave Penney is this week likely to make his final loan signing of the season.

He has several things to ponder before making his move.

He will check on the results of the scan on Pawel Abbott’s hamstring injury, and make sure that fellow striker Tommy Wright has recovered from the battering he took against Morecambe on Monday, before deciding whether to add another striker to the ranks.

Abbott is likely to be out for at least four weeks, though Wright may be fit to face Bradford at The Arena on Saturday.

Darlington have already used 14 loans this season, more than anticipated, because of injuries and suspensions.

And the manager is considering a tactical switch ahead of the game against Bradford, to try to make his side more solid, after they have had to come from 2-0 down in the last two home games.

“Maybe we have been too open - too expansive,” he said as he plots the final stages of the promotion campaign. “We are making it hard for ourselves, and maybe need to be a bit more patient.”